Recaps

Belle learned about the runaway-car case and the suspected plot against evidence from the Mechanical Sacrifice incident, then spoke with Zhu Yuan and Qingyi as they tried to decide how to protect it. After hearing that Zhu Yuan had learned swordsmanship from the Dragon Emperor through Hoshimi Miyabi, Belle reacted with jealousy.

• Belle walked in on Wise sprawled over Lu Yingheng, and Wise and Lu Yingheng explained that they had nearly kissed by accident.
• Belle told Wise and Lu Yingheng that stolen electromagnetic controllers had caused the runaway-car incidents, and Lu Yingheng suspected someone in the authorities was involved.
• Belle said Zhu Yuan and her colleagues suspected the controllers were meant to distract from an attempt to steal evidence from the Mechanical Sacrifice incident, but their request to protect it was rejected.
• Zhu Yuan wrestled with whether to attend Chief Bringer's event or protect the evidence, while Qingyi offered to go alone.
• Belle asked Zhu Yuan about the Dragon Emperor and learned that her classmate Hoshimi Miyabi had been taught swordsmanship by him, making Belle jealous.

Belle recovered from a sudden bout of self-doubt, while Lu Yingheng realized his mental influence had failed to control her feelings. He sent Long Yi to deliver a cryptic message to the head of the Hoshimi Family.

• Belle compared herself unfavorably to Hoshimi Miyabi, then pulled herself together and agreed to help Qingyi and Zhu Yuan by controlling Eous.
• Zhu Yuan reaffirmed that she had chosen Public Security to protect others, and she and Qingyi left with Belle.
• After the women departed, Lu Yingheng emerged from hiding and was shocked that Belle had resisted his mental authority.
• Lu Yingheng reflected on his efforts to control important characters and his hope of gaining the power to change right and wrong when his bloodline reached 100%.
• Lu Yingheng gave Long Yi a yellowed slip of paper and ordered him to deliver it to the head of the Hoshimi Family.
• Lu Yingheng told Long Yi the message concerned a god awakening and a beloved fox being reborn, and Long Yi hurried off to carry out the mission.

Vivian discovered that Belle and Wise had used the Dragon Emperor’s card and ordered them watched until Yingheng left. Meanwhile, Hoshimi Souichirou and Hoshimi Kiyohime opened an ancient shrine, where a fox girl awoke and claimed she and Yingheng might be their ancestors.

• Vivian learned Belle and Wise had borrowed the Dragon Emperor’s card and ordered Long Er to watch them until Brother Yingheng went out.
• Hoshimi Kiyohime suggested that the shrine might be connected to the message from Lord Dragon Emperor.
• Hoshimi Souichirou read the words “The beloved fox’s grave” on the shrine’s stone, though Hoshimi Kiyohime could not see them.
• Hoshimi Souichirou shouted the message from the note, opening the shrine and revealing an ice coffin.
• A fox girl awoke from the coffin, and Hoshimi Souichirou and Hoshimi Kiyohime paid their respects to her.
• The fox girl asked whether they were descendants of her and Yingheng.

A mysterious black-cloaked woman revealed herself to Alice and Leoniel as Remi Dan, while Hoshimi Kariichi confronted Hoshimi Miyabi and used Jealousy to find the Dragon Emperor. The chapter ended with Kariichi and Miyabi following Jealousy toward him.

• The cloaked woman bought three milk teas and planned to approach Alice, whom she called the little bunny.
• Alice and Leoniel discussed the Dragon Emperor's return and their inability to find him before Remi Dan arrived at their door and revealed herself as Remi.
• Hoshimi Miyabi told Hoshimi Kariichi how the Dragon Emperor had been framed by TOPS, and Kariichi said he had foreseen the future.
• Kariichi took Jealousy from Miyabi and persuaded it to lead them to the Dragon Emperor, while revealing that he was her husband and teasing Miyabi about her feelings for him.
• Jealousy flew toward the street, and Kariichi urged the stunned Miyabi to follow it.

After learning that Lu Yingheng had left the video store to protect Wise and Belle from danger, Grace was lured toward a possible rescue, while Vivian and the Hoshimi Family rushed to Lumina Square after discovering his likely location. The chapter ended with both groups heading toward a confrontation over Lu Yingheng.

• Grace visited the video store to thank Lu Yingheng, but Wise told her that he had gone out.
• Wise and Belle read Lu Yingheng's letter explaining that he had left because someone had accessed their old account and might put them in danger.
• Grace left the store, but a hidden figure told her to go alone to an alley in Lumina Square if she wanted to save Lu Yingheng.
• Vivian learned that Hoshimi Miyabi had gone to Lumina Square with guards and ordered Long Er to send the elite team there.
• Vivian decided to go to Lumina Square herself, determined to stop the Hoshimi Family from taking Lu Yingheng.

Lu Yingheng arranged to distance himself from Belle and Grace while setting up a confrontation among the women vying for his favor. Vivian attacked Hoshimi Kariichi and Hoshimi Miyabi after learning Kariichi was Yingheng’s wife, and Remiel arrived to join the conflict.

• Lu Yingheng planned to leave the video store, steer Belle against TOPS and the Order of Glorification, and have Long Yi hold off Hoshimi Kariichi and Remiel.
• Hoshimi Kariichi told Vivian she was Yingheng’s wife, and Vivian rejected the claim before drawing Lust and attacking her.
• Hoshimi Kariichi fought Long Yi while Hoshimi Miyabi exchanged blows with Vivian, who insisted Yingheng belonged to her.
• Remiel arrived on the rooftop with Pride and announced that she would help the little rabbit compete to become Yingheng’s third madam.

Lu Yingheng pretended to have lost his memory when Alice reached him, but she claimed to be his wife and used the ruse to get close to him. Vivian arrived injured and found Alice kissing him, leaving her furious and accusing Alice of lying.

• Alice reached Lu Yingheng and threw herself into his arms, calling him Brother Yingheng.
• Lu Yingheng pretended to have amnesia, and Alice claimed she was his only wife.
• Alice told Lu Yingheng that Vivian was his adopted younger sister and that the other women were his relatives, comrades, or student.
• Hoshimi Miyabi sent Vivian flying into the room, where she saw Alice kissing Lu Yingheng.
• Vivian confronted Alice, while Alice told Lu Yingheng that Vivian was his younger sister.
• Vivian accused Alice of lying and claimed she was Lu Yingheng's child bride.

Lu Yingheng faced Alice, Vivian, and Hoshimi Miyabi as each claimed a different romantic relationship with him, leaving him convinced none of them were telling the truth. The standoff ended with Hoshimi Miyabi kissing him, provoking Alice and Vivian to attack her.

• Alice claimed Vivian was joking and insisted she was Lu Yingheng’s wife, while Vivian said she was his child bride and lunged at Alice with Lust.
• Lu Yingheng stopped Vivian and demanded that Alice and Vivian stop trying to deceive him.
• Hoshimi Miyabi arrived and claimed she was Lu Yingheng’s fiancée, saying they had met her parents and chosen an auspicious date before he lost his memory.
• Alice accused Hoshimi Miyabi of pursuing her master, and Vivian demanded that Lu Yingheng believe her.
• Hoshimi Miyabi put away Jealousy, rushed to Lu Yingheng, and kissed him.
• Alice and Vivian rushed at Hoshimi Miyabi, each furious that she had kissed Lu Yingheng.

Lu Yingheng tried to stop Vivian and the others from fighting by insisting he would uncover his memories and warning Vivian that he would despise her if she hurt anyone. His threat left Vivian frozen as she remembered how he had rescued and adopted her, the moment that had made him the center of her world.

• Hoshimi Kariichi caught Hoshimi Miyabi as Alice accused the fox spirits of scheming and Remiel teased Lu Yingheng about seducing the others.
• Remiel claimed Lu Yingheng had been involved with her and Hoshimi Kariichi, while Vivian and the others argued over their relationships with him.
• Lu Yingheng shouted for them to stop, then said he would investigate his memories and warned Vivian not to hurt anyone or he would never see her again.
• Vivian froze at Lu Yingheng's threat and remembered how he had publicly adopted her as his younger sister after rescuing her from the Order of Glorification.

Vivian endured prolonged beatings and starvation after Tina took control of the Order of Glorification and imprisoned her in a basement. When a high-ranking young man rescued her, his gentleness moved her to give him her name.

• Tina blamed Vivian for Lord Landon's death, had her locked in a basement, and led the other children in beating her.
• Tina kept Vivian alive with moldy bread so she could continue using her as a punching bag.
• Vivian grew numb from hunger, pain, and isolation, and thought death might bring relief.
• A black-haired young man in a military greatcoat kicked open the basement door and approached Vivian.
• The young man asked Vivian's name, and she struggled to answer, "Vi... vi... an."

Vivian begged Lu Yingheng not to hate or abandon her, and he agreed to keep her in his life if she stopped hurting others. Unable to accept anyone’s version of his past, Lu Yingheng left to recover his memories, promising to return in a week; afterward, Hoshimi Kariichi studied a book about human emotions and quietly reflected on what Lu Yingheng had taught her.

• Vivian panicked and clung to Lu Yingheng, pleading with him not to hate or abandon her.
• Lu Yingheng promised Vivian he would never hate her if she stopped hurting anyone else.
• Lu Yingheng told the girls he could not accept their accounts without his memories and would leave to recover them, returning once a week.
• Alice protested Lu Yingheng’s departure, while Hoshimi Miyabi urged him to discuss their wedding; he gave them his contact information and left.
• At the Hoshimi Family residence, Remiel teased Hoshimi Kariichi about her performance, and Hoshimi Kariichi said Lu Yingheng had taught her.

After Long Yi warned Grace away from the Dragon Emperor’s affairs, Lu Yingheng went to Mount Yunkui and staged a serious injury to meet Xiaoguang. Xiaoguang found him collapsed in her courtyard.

• Long Yi appeared before Grace, revealed that she was not qualified to join the struggle, and warned her off the Dragon Emperor.
• Lu Yingheng considered future story events and decided to visit Mount Yunkui to reconnect with Xiaoguang, Yixuan, and Yijiang.
• Lu Yingheng chose to approach Xiaoguang first and cut his chest with Fury to fake a grave injury.
• Xiaoguang cried over a character in Dragon Raja and joked that her destined partner might fall from the sky.
• Xiaoguang heard a thud, went into the courtyard, and found Lu Yingheng lying there with a wound across his torso.

Xiaoguang rescued the badly wounded Lu Yingheng and brought him into her room, where his [Succubus Physique] and osmanthus scent left her increasingly flustered. She wondered if they were destined to meet, while Lu Yingheng decided to keep his distance from her to avoid drawing her into the Asura field.

• Xiaoguang and Xiaobai noticed Lu Yingheng’s good looks and osmanthus scent before Xiaoguang carried him inside.
• Xiaoguang laid Lu Yingheng on the floor, discovered his physique while preparing to bandage him, and blushed as she treated his wounds.
• Lu Yingheng decided to take a more distant approach to raising Xiaoguang so she would not get caught up in the Asura field.
• Xiaobai teased Xiaoguang about falling for Lu Yingheng, while Xiaoguang worried that his pursuers might bring trouble to the sect.
• Xiaoguang wondered whether Lu Yingheng was her destined match, then forced herself to sleep.

Xiaoguang woke embarrassed after dreaming about Lu Yingheng, but he soon confronted her with his claws at her throat and demanded to know what she had done to him. After she claimed she had wet the bed, he gave the alias Wang Xing, refused to leave because he was being hunted, and revealed a sect elder’s token.

• Xiaoguang woke from an intimate dream about Lu Yingheng and realized she had to change her sheets, which she had given him the night before.
• Lu Yingheng woke and held his dragon claws to Xiaoguang’s neck, demanding to know who she was and what she had done to him.
• Xiaoguang insisted she had saved and bandaged Lu Yingheng, then claimed she had accidentally wet the bed to explain the situation.
• Lu Yingheng gave Xiaoguang the alias Wang Xing and refused to leave because someone was hunting him.
• Lu Yingheng began cultivating with Xiaoguang’s sect technique and tossed her a gold-stamped token engraved with “elder.”

Xiaoguang discovered that the injured, amnesiac Lu Yingheng carried Mount Yunkui’s gilded elder’s token and believed he was an exceptionally powerful senior. Lu Yingheng persuaded her to keep his presence secret and let him stay in her room, while Xiaoguang’s growing attraction made her suspect he was a succubus.

• Xiaoguang recognized Lu Yingheng’s gilded elder’s token and explained that only someone who had helped save Mount Yunkui from annihilation could receive it.
• Lu Yingheng claimed he had lost his memory and asked Xiaoguang not to report him to Sect Master Yijiang, saying he would handle his pursuers himself.
• Xiaoguang interpreted Lu Yingheng’s request as a responsible effort to protect Mount Yunkui and agreed to keep his whereabouts secret.
• Lu Yingheng said he needed to stay in Xiaoguang’s room to conceal himself, and Xiaoguang agreed despite her flustered feelings.
• Xiaoguang wondered whether Lu Yingheng was a succubus who specialized in seducing girls.

Lu Yingheng hid in Xiaoguang’s room when Ye Shiyuan and the others arrived, while Xiaoguang struggled to keep his presence secret. After Ye Shiyuan found an empty wardrobe, Lu Yingheng watched the group from the doorway under the cover of Word Spirit: Meishō.

• Xiaoguang and Lu Yingheng panicked when Ju Fufu and Ye Shiyuan knocked at the door, and Xiaoguang begged Lu Yingheng to hide.
• Xiaoguang opened the door, and Ju Fufu pounced on her before noticing the damp bedsheet; Xiaoguang used the Azure Nether Sword’s power and quickly silenced her.
• Ju Fufu, Ye Shiyuan, and Pan Yinhu noticed different scents in Xiaoguang’s room, and Ye Shiyuan suspected she had hidden someone in the wardrobe.
• Ye Shiyuan charged at the wardrobe and found it empty, leaving Xiaoguang confused about where Lu Yingheng had gone.
• Lu Yingheng watched the others from the doorway after using Word Spirit: Meishō to become invisible.

Yixuan learned that Lu Yingheng might still be alive and wrestled with guilt over her role in his falling out with her sister. Meanwhile, Lu Yingheng took Xiaoguang out for fun, expecting her to refuse his offer to carry her, but she agreed.

• Yixuan obtained information suggesting Lu Yingheng was alive and wondered why he had not gone to Mount Yunkui to see her sister.
• Yixuan blamed herself for causing her sister and Lu Yingheng to quarrel, then mistook a passing figure for him in the crowd.
• Lu Yingheng waited outside a bedsheet shop while Xiaoguang picked something inside, thinking about Yixuan and his old grievance over being forcibly kissed.
• Earlier, Xiaoguang asked Lu Yingheng to take her down the mountain, and he agreed that he could fly her there.
• Lu Yingheng offered to carry Xiaoguang, expecting her to refuse, but Xiaobai encouraged her and she agreed.

As Lu Yingheng carried Xiaoguang through the air, she wondered whether he was the black-haired boy who had given her osmanthus cake as a child and tried to cheer him up. When Xiaoguang followed Xiaobai’s advice and kissed his cheek, the two suddenly plunged from the sky.

• Lu Yingheng lifted Xiaoguang into a princess carry and flew with her, while she secretly savored the osmanthus fragrance around him.
• Xiaoguang and Xiaobai wondered whether Lu Yingheng was the black-haired boy from her childhood who had given her osmanthus cake.
• Lu Yingheng said he could not remember his past, and Xiaoguang apologized for asking about it; he reassured her and blushed.
• Xiaoguang asked Xiaobai how to make Lu Yingheng happier, and Xiaobai suggested kissing him.
• Xiaoguang kissed Lu Yingheng’s cheek, and they suddenly plummeted from the sky.

Lu Yingheng brought Xiaoguang leftover osmanthus cake, and she interpreted the gesture as proof that he liked her. Meanwhile, Vivian’s obsession with Lu Yingheng escalated into a plan to drug and imprison him.

• Lu Yingheng returned to the shop with leftover osmanthus cake and gave it to Xiaoguang.
• Xiaoguang decided Lu Yingheng had bought the cake especially for her and wondered if he liked her.
• Vivian entered a hidden room covered with photographs of Lu Yingheng and mourned that he did not belong to her alone.
• Vivian stabbed photographs of Hoshimi Miyabi and Alice, then panicked that Lu Yingheng would hate her.
• Vivian messaged Lu Yingheng and resolved to drug and lock him up so he would look at and love only her.

Yijiang confronted Alice about marrying Lu Yingheng and realized Alice believed he had been manipulated after something happened to him. On Mount Yunkui, Xiaoguang found comfort beside Lu Yingheng under a magically blooming osmanthus tree and began to confess her feelings.

• Yijiang visited Alice and learned that Alice was preparing to marry the man she liked, Lu Yingheng.
• Yijiang accused Alice of tricking Lu Yingheng and making him distrust others, then left to look for him.
• Alice admitted to herself that she liked Lu Yingheng and recalled that his lips tasted sweet.
• Lu Yingheng created a courtyard full of osmanthus blossoms, and Xiaoguang lay beside him beneath the falling petals.
• Xiaoguang felt her gloom ease as she watched Lu Yingheng sleeping, then began to tell him she liked him.

Lu Yingheng received a call from Vivian and told Xiaoguang she was his sister, which only renewed Xiaoguang’s determination to win him over. At Suibian Temple, Yixuan kept the truth about her past with Lu Yingheng from her sister Yijiang and resolved to confess when the time was right.

• Lu Yingheng answered Vivian’s call just as Xiaoguang was about to confess her feelings, and Xiaoguang grew jealous when Vivian called him Brother Yingheng.
• Vivian asked Lu Yingheng to return and spend a day shopping with her, and he agreed to come the next day.
• Lu Yingheng told Xiaoguang that Vivian was his sister, but Xiaoguang took this as a sign that she still had a chance with him.
• Yijiang complained that Lu Yingheng had kissed Yixuan and was now being misled by a girl into becoming her husband.
• Yixuan hid her guilt from Yijiang and decided she would eventually tell her sister and Lu Yingheng the truth about what happened between them.

Lu Yingheng spent the day shopping with Vivian, who clung to him and asked for more time together. The outing ended with Vivian hiding her reaction after hearing Lu Yingheng call her his little sister, while she quietly planned to wait until tonight.

• Vivian met Lu Yingheng at the subway station and insisted he hold her hand and grant her requests for the day.
• Lu Yingheng and Vivian scratched lottery cards, and both won the same grand prize.
• Lu Yingheng chose purple irises for Vivian and told flower shop owner Lan that Vivian was his little sister, not his girlfriend.
• Vivian overheard Lu Yingheng call her his little sister, crushed her milk tea cups, and told herself to wait until tonight.
• Vivian returned with milk tea, and Lu Yingheng gave her the bouquet of irises.